The Games in Black & White

Centered around the inspirational friendship of icons Andrew Young and Billy Payne—the most successful Black and White partnership in the American South in the civil rights era—“The Games in Black & White” presents the first comprehensive look at Atlanta’s Olympics from bid to legacy and the city’s transformation that followed.

Cast

Gregory Alan Williams

as Citizen of Atlanta

Andrew Young

as Himself

Billy Payne

as Himself

Dallas Austin

as Himself, Music Director

Johann Olav Koss

as Himself

Martin Luther King III

as Himself

Sarah Hirshland

as Herself

Janet Evans

as Herself

Dan O'Brien

as Himself

Shirley Franklin

as Herself

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